When Albert Pujols flared a single to right field for his 3,000th career hit, Robinson Cano wanted to be the first to hug him at first base.
He had to defer to Pujols’ Los Angeles Angels teammates, but Cano later got his chance when he reached 2,409 career hits with a single in the eighth inning, with Pujols on the field playing first base.
“Man, I think I was more excited than he was,” Cano said. “Because it’s something – I know how hard it is to get 3,000.”
Pujols became just the 32nd player in major league history and the second from the Dominican Republic, joining former Seattle Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre, to accomplish that.